Coryphaenoides woodmasoni

Coryphaenoides woodmasoni is a fish species^[2] belonging to the family Macrouridae and the order Gadiformes. The species was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1873 and named in honour of James Wood-Mason. There are no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.^[3]

Coryphaenoides woodmasoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Macrouridae
Genus:	Coryphaenoides
Species:	C. woodmasoni
Binomial name
Coryphaenoides woodmasoni (Alcock, 1890)
Synonyms
Macrourus woodmasoni     Alcock, 1890[1] Macrurus woodmasoni     Alcock, 1890[1]

Morphology

The males can reach a length of 53 cm.^[4][1]

Habitat

The species is a deep-water fish that lives in depths from 1,240 to 1,829 meters (4,068 to 6,001 ft).^[4]

Geographic distribution

The range of C. woodmasoni is the Indian Ocean off the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the Mascarene Ridge and the Ninety East Ridge.^[4]